Movie

The promotional materials for “Kin” hail it as being from the producers of “Arrival” and “Stranger Things,” and while that may be true, it’s highly unlikely most viewers will come away comparing it to those previous...

A lot of people are not going to like “Destination Wedding,” because the characters never shut up and complain all the time. But I thought it was a hoot. Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves, in their...

That Feeling When … you arrange your travel to get you to the 75th Anniversary edition of the fabled Venice Film Festival in time for opening night, but you miss the gala first film anyway. That...

Those who tune into Amazon’s new series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” are in for a big surprise, in more ways than one. First, its vision of international espionage proves that thrilling action storytelling doesn’t require gun...

The Beatles animated film “Yellow Submarine” turned 50 this past July. But for those who were born too late to truly appreciate the Summer of Love and the Beatles psychedelic phase, you can still celebrate: this week, Bill Morrison’s...

What exactly makes “The Godfather, Part II” better than its predecessor? “The Godfather, Part II” was the first film in the Godfather saga that I saw. This was perhaps a couple of years after it was...

Sure, Oscar Isaac is a great actor, but is he Good For The Jews?  The Guatemala-born performer is in this film asked to play a hero not just to Israel and the Jewish people but to...

I was enjoying my biscuit one evening at a Red Lobster when I received an email from Paramount Television. The producers of “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” wanted me to help make their show more sensitive and accurate...

Thumbnails is a roundup of brief excerpts to introduce you to articles from other websites that we found interesting and exciting. We provide links to the original sources for you to read in their entirety.—Chaz Ebert...

This special edition of Thumbnails celebrates the success of Jon M. Chu’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” as well as explores the current state of representation in Hollywood. Such an exciting time for much-needed change in the industry,...